Explaining in Italian as a Foreign Language (IL2). Analysis of Online Lessons in Belgium
Year: 2026
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: This presentation examines how teachers of Italian as a second/foreign language (IL2) construct explanations in heterogeneous online classes in Belgium. Using a CA-SLA approach, it analyses 15 hours of recorded lessons across two educational contexts. Results show a strong focus on meaning, with repetitions and reformulations as the dominant transparency strategies. To account for how these strategies are organised in interaction, the presentation introduces the STRA.D.A. model, which conceptualises explanatory work along a transparency continuum between distancing and approaching strategies. Implications are discussed for interactional research and teacher education.
Source: ORBi (University of Liège)
Author: Greco, Alessandro
Language: English
Subfield: Language and Linguistics
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7129187482
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